ROZ EK SHER

आँखों में रहा दिल में उतरकर नहीं देखा
कश्ती के मुसाफ़िर ने समन्दर नहीं देखा

पत्थर कहता है मुझे मेरा चाहनेवाला
मैं मोम हूँ उसने मुझे छूकर नहीं देखा
-बशीर बद्र


aankhon mein rahaa, dil mein utarkar nahiin dekhaa
kashtii ke musaafir ne samandar nahiin dekhaa

patthar kehtaa hai mujhe meraa chaahanevaalaa
main mom huun, usne mujhe chhuukar nahiin dekhaa
-Bashir Badr

He remained in my eyes, did not delve into my heart
The traveler on the boat did not look at the sea

He calls me a stone hearted, he who loves me
But I am like wax, he has never touched me

Sher contributed by Hitesh Mehta
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THE LIFE AND STORIES OF THE JAINA SAVIOUR PARSHVANATHA
An English translation of Acarya Bhavadeva's PARSHVANATHACARITRAM
By Prof Maurice Bloomfield
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 15
First published in 1919
Second Edition 2008     230 x 145 mm     264 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 700